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« Reply #440 on: February 09, 2021, 02:44:26 AM » |
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Yeah, I also think it would be annoying, kind of like how Resident Evil 1 controls were horrible but considered a feature by the fans. I should have been more clear about that - the comment was more intended to provoke ideas about how this could work.
Initially I thought about doing it like in the point and click adventures where you have to hold a key down to see all hotspots. But I thought that this would be an overkill in some places. Only showing hidden stuff while holding down SHIFT or something would probably be ok. I also tend to add lots of options, so players can play the game how they want. So, I might add an option to turn on/off the sparkles. There already is an option to toggle tutorial hint texts. |
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« Reply #441 on: February 09, 2021, 03:53:10 AM » |
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I expected something so intense after the last few comments that I kept waiting for the effect to actually get going when I watched the video, and then the video was over.  |
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #442 on: February 09, 2021, 04:08:54 AM » |
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I expected something so intense after the last few comments that I kept waiting for the effect to actually get going when I watched the video, and then the video was over. So, Thaumaturge wants to reduce the effect and Prinsessa wants an explosion...  You are a difficult crowd.  |
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« Reply #443 on: February 09, 2021, 04:45:17 AM » |
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No, no, I think it's fine now  |
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« Reply #444 on: February 09, 2021, 04:55:56 AM » |
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I think the "visual presence" is quite balanced as is too.
I do wonder if there might be a more appropriately "spooky" effect than sparkles though - it looks quite playful, which might lighten the mood a bit too much
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #445 on: February 09, 2021, 05:05:03 AM » |
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I think the "visual presence" is quite balanced as is too.
I do wonder if there might be a more appropriately "spooky" effect than sparkles though - it looks quite playful, which might lighten the mood a bit too much
Alright, alright... *sigh* I will make it bleed... =P |
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« Reply #446 on: February 09, 2021, 05:36:00 AM » |
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No that's horror. Spooky is more like dripping ectoplasm  (I kid, I kid) |
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #447 on: February 09, 2021, 06:19:44 AM » |
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No that's horror. Spooky is more like dripping ectoplasm (I kid, I kid)  |
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« Reply #448 on: February 09, 2021, 06:34:31 AM » |
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So, Thaumaturge wants to reduce the effect and Prinsessa wants an explosion... You are a difficult crowd. In all fairness, you can seldom go wrong with a good explosion. One minor clarification, though: I don't exactly want to reduce the effect--I want to simplify it. I have no argument with it being bright and bold--it's just the busyness of the sparkles that doesn't quite work for me here. I am curious: where is that from? It looks familiar... |
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #449 on: February 09, 2021, 07:06:48 AM » |
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So, Thaumaturge wants to reduce the effect and Prinsessa wants an explosion... You are a difficult crowd. In all fairness, you can seldom go wrong with a good explosion. One minor clarification, though: I don't exactly want to reduce the effect--I want to simplify it. I have no argument with it being bright and bold--it's just the busyness of the sparkles that doesn't quite work for me here. I was just kidding. I think I've understood you right.  I am curious: where is that from? It looks familiar... I've just drawn that as a sparkle alternative after JobLeonard wanted something more spooky. |
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« Reply #450 on: February 09, 2021, 08:20:29 AM » |
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The part where the eyeball slowly rolls out of view is very nice
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #451 on: February 09, 2021, 08:33:49 AM » |
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The part where the eyeball slowly rolls out of view is very nice
Cool, will test it in the game later. |
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« Reply #452 on: February 09, 2021, 10:03:24 AM » |
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Nice to see progress on your game. As always, videos are short but very juicy, promising very nice atmospheric game!
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #453 on: February 10, 2021, 01:08:35 AM » |
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Nice to see progress on your game. As always, videos are short but very juicy, promising very nice atmospheric game!
Hey, thank you! I think no one has time to watch long videos nowadays. ^^ |
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JobLeonard
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« Reply #454 on: February 10, 2021, 01:20:07 AM » |
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It's win-win: less attention span required for us, less work for you |
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #455 on: February 10, 2021, 01:27:59 AM » |
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Indeed |
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« Reply #456 on: February 10, 2021, 11:33:27 AM » |
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I was just kidding. I think I've understood you right. Ah, fair enough! I'm glad of that, then. ^_^ I've just drawn that as a sparkle alternative after JobLeonard wanted something more spooky.
That's strange! It looks really familiar--perhaps I've seen a similar thing somewhere... Honestly, seeing those eyes--upwards roll and all--appearing at times in the darkness of the mansion could be somewhat unsettling! XD; |
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RealScaniX
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« Reply #457 on: February 14, 2021, 06:51:03 AM » |
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I have promised (threatened you with) a video of different interactions. I have now added a log that collects all the player interactions (so players can send it to me for statistics or to reproduce errors) and also a debug function to show it on screen. This helps a bit to show what is happening in this video. It's totally boring. XD I have also forgotten some interactions that I wanted to add (e.g. use pliers on items in inventory -> "It's not stuck, I can just pull it out of my pocket" or using the key part on the door -> "I just got it out, I don't want to stick it back in."). But... at least I can tick it off on the todo list. |
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« Reply #458 on: February 14, 2021, 11:11:16 AM » |
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It's totally boring. XD That's where you're wrong, kiddo! Also, the way the eye floats in the "game space" instead of being "pasted on the glass of the screen", so to speak (like the cursor) looks sooo good |
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« Reply #459 on: February 14, 2021, 12:12:00 PM » |
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Thank you! |
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